2013 Stanley Cup Finals: Big Questions Ahead of Game 3
Following a grueling pair of overtime battles, the Stanley Cup Finals move to Boston for Game 3 with the Blackhawks and the Bruins tied at one. With ten periods of hockey in the books, there is hardly anything to separate the two recent champions each on the hunt for another title. Bottom-six wingers Andrew Shaw […]
Stanley Cup Finals: Boston Bruins Even Series With Daniel Paille’s Game 2 Overtime Winner
For the second time in as many games, the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks needed extra time to decide a winner. Three nights after losing Game 1 in heartbreaking fashion, the Bruins battled back to claim a crucial road victory with Daniel Paille‘s OT goal. Tuukka Rask was marvelous once again, making 33 saves to lead […]
2013 Stanley Cup Finals: Players to Watch in Game 2
Three days after a wild Game 1 that required three overtime periods, the Bruins and Blackhawks will square off for a second time at Chicago’s United Center on Saturday night. The Blackhawks came from behind to steal the series opener with more than a little luck, and the Bruins must now prove that they can […]
Stanley Cup Finals: Blackhawks Steal Game 1 From Bruins in Triple OT
The first three periods of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals were so much fun that the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins decided to play three more. The Bruins put themselves in position to win throughout the marathon battle, but a twice deflected Chicago shot in the third extra session finally stumped Tuukka Rask to send […]
2013 Stanley Cup Finals: A Statistical Preview of the Bruins and Blackhawks
We have reached the apex of the 2013 NHL Playoffs; the Stanley Cup Finals. It seems like it was just yesterday I was going on near-daily rants on Twitter about how childish and selfish the NHL lockout was. How else was I supposed to live vicariously through other adults? Well the time is now here […]
Stanley Cup Finals Preview: Boston Bruins vs Chicago Blackhawks
On Wednesday night the puck will drop on the first Stanley Cup Finals to feature two Original Six clubs since 1979. Each coming off a one-sided conference final the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks look set for a classic battle for Lord Stanley’s hardware. Neither team is a stranger to hockey’s holy grail. The Blackhawks […]
2013 Stanley Cup Finals: Power Ranking the Bruins’ and Blackhawks’ Top Conn Smythe Candidates
With the Los Angles Kings’ double overtime loss on Saturday night, Jonathan Quick’s campaign to become the first back-to-back Conn Smythe Trophy winner since Mario Lemieux came to a crashing halt. As a result, we now know the next player to earn the coveted title of playoff MVP will be either a Blackhawk or a Bruin.
Patrick Kane’s Double OT Winner Completes Hat Trick, Sends Blackhawks Back to the Finals
Three years after Patrick Kane clinched a title for Chicago with an overtime goal, the Blackhawks are headed back to the Stanley Cup Finals, with Kane once again playing the OT hero. Enjoying his best game of the playoffs, Kane beat Jonathan Quick three teams to eliminate the defending champion Los Angeles Kings in a […]